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“Take Thou My Hand” by Fanny Crosby

Hymnal Page Scan: Young People’s Songs of Praise page 82 | Hymnary.org Audio Recording: 1 Take Thou my hand, and lead me—Choose Thou my way!“Not as I will,” O Father,Teach me to say.What tho’ the storms may gather,Thou knowest best;Safe in Thy holy keeping,There would I rest. 2 Take Thou my hand, and lead me—Lord,…
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“That Will Be Glory” by Charles H. Gabriel
Hymnal Page Scan: Our Great Redeemer’s Praise 621. When all my labors and trials are o’er | Hymnary.org Audio Recording: 1 When all my labors and trials are o’er,And I am safe on that beautiful shore,Just to be near the dear Lord I adoreWill through the ages be glory for me. Refrain:O that will be…
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“The Sands of Time Are Sinking” by Anne R. Cousin

Hymnal Page Scan: Our Great Redeemer’s Praise 622. The sands of time are sinking | Hymnary.org Audio Recording: 1 The sands of time are sinking;the dawn of heaven breaks;the summer morn I’ve sighed for,the fair sweet morn awakes;dark, dark has been the midnight,but dayspring is at hand,and glory, glory dwellethin Emmanuel’s land. 2 The King…
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“Christ is All” by Herbert Booth
Hymnal Page Scan: Our Great Redeemer’s Praise 610. I bring to Thee my heart to fill | Hymnary.org Audio Recording: 1 I bring to thee my heart to fill;I feel how weak I am, but stillTo thee for help I call.In joy or grief, to live or die,For earth or Heaven, this is my cry,Be…
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“The Unseen Hand” by A. J. Sims

Hymnal Page Scan: Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) page 417 | Hymnary.org Audio Recording: 1 There is a hand, unseen by me,That leads through ways I cannot see;While going through this world of woe,This hand still leads me as I go. Refrain:I’m trusting in the unseen handThat guides me through this weary land;And some sweet day…
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“Hide Thou Me” by Fanny Crosby
Hymnal Page Scan: Church Hymnal: A Treasury of Hymns and Gospel Songs with responsive readings and aids to worship for public and private use page 247 | Hymnary.org Audio Recording: 1 In Thy cleft, O Rock of Ages,Hide Thou me;When the fitful tempest rages,Hide Thou me;Where no mortal arm can severFrom my heart Thy love…
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“Jesus, I Come to Thee Longing for Rest” by Fanny Crosby

1 Jesus, I come to thee,Longing for rest;Fold thou thy weary childSafe to thy breast. Chorus:Rocked on a stormy sea,Oh, be not far from me.Lord, let me cling to thee,Only to thee. 2 Jesus, I come to thee,Hear thou my cry;Save, or I perish, Lord,Save or I die. [Chorus] 3 Now let the rolling wavesBend…
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“Holy, Holy, Holy”

The hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy” written by Reginald Heber in 1826, is a hymn of praise to God for His holiness. It references the scenes described in Isaiah 6:3 and Revelation 4:8, where a song of praise is sung to God in heaven. In his commentary of Isaiah 6, Matthew Henry notes that, “Praising God…
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Faith: The Eye of the Soul

In my first post about faith, we talked about how faith involves 3 ingredients – knowledge, belief, and trust. Faith begins with hearing about God through the Bible. Then the mind goes on to believe that this knowledge is true. And then we place our trust in Christ as our Savior. There are a lot…
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What is Faith? Knowledge, Belief, and Trust

I am calling this website “Learning to Live by Faith” because that is what God is teaching me daily how to do. In this world, we are supposed to “walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Cor. 5:7) But what is faith? There are a lot of definitions of faith and a lot of things…